Ms Aya Yoffe > Gross Law Firm – GKH > Tel Aviv 670, Israel > Lawyer Profile

Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg, Shenhav & Co.‘s restructuring and insolvency group is frequently sought out by companies in financial distress to advise them on their dealings with bondholders and other creditors, which includes debt arrangements and refinancing. Additionally, members of the practice are appointed to act as liquidators during insolvency proceedings, with litigation specialist David Fohrer being the key name to note in this particular area of work. Aya Yoffe has notable expertise in debt restructuring; she is advising IDB Development Corporation on its negotiations with bondholders regarding four series of bonds issued to the public with an approximate value of NIS2.7bn, which is the total sum of the debt.

Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Halevy, Greenberg, Shenhav & Co. acts for issuers and underwriters trading on the Tase and foreign stock exchanges, including Nasdaq and the NYSE, on bond and equity offerings, and advises clients on private placements and direct offerings. The team also has impressive knowledge of US securities law, demonstrated by the fact that lawyers in the practice are routinely instructed by Israeli companies with securities listed in the US to conduct investigations throughout the course of corporate activity, financial restatements, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board audits and SEC enforcement actions. Aya Yoffe and Perry Wildes jointly head the practice. Yuval Eden and Adva Bitan are other key names.